The Portland daily press., 1887-05-12
RINES BROTHERS,
State Of Maine Cattle Commission.

An act to extipate contagious diseases
among cattle, passed by the last legislature
OF Maine is now in force, and the following
rules and regulations have been adopted
Chapter 1888, section 4, 5 and seven are as
follows:
SECTION THAT any person or persons who
shau knowingly and wilfully refuse permission to
said commissioners, or either of them to make or
VINO knowingly and wilfully obstructs said COM
missioners or either OF them, in making all neces.
Sary examinations OF, and as to animals supposed
by said commissioners to be diseased as aforesaid
OF In destroying the same, or who knowingly at.
tempts TO prevent said commissioners, or either
OF them, from entering upon the premises and 9TH
er places herein before specified where any OF
SAID diseases are by said Commissioners supposed
10 exist, snail be deemed guilty OF misdemeanOr
and. upon conviction thereof, or of either Of the
acts in this section prohibited shall be punished
py nne not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by
imprisonment not exceeding ninety days, or by
the court.
Section 5-That any person who is the owner of
OF VINO is possessed OF any interest in any ami
mails affected with any of the diseases named in
section two OF this act or any person who is
agent, common carrier, consignee or otherwise Is
charged with any duty in regard to any animal so
diseased, or exposed to the contagon of such dis
ease, or any officer OF agent charged with any du-
ties under the provisions Of this act who shall
knowingly conceal the existence of such conta-
glous disease, or the fact Of such exposure to
SAD contag1on, and who shall knowingly and will
1uy lall, within reasonable time, TO report TO the
SAID commissioners, their knowledge or their in
formation in regard to the existence and location
OF SAID disease, or OF such exposure thereto shall
pc deemed guilty OF msdemean0r and shall be
punishable as provided in section four Of this act.
Section THAT no person or persons owning or
operating any railroad, nor the owner or owners,
or masters OF any steam, sailing, or other vessels
within the State, shall receive for transportation
or transport from one part of the State to another
part OF the State or TO bring from any other
State or foreign country affected with any of The
diseases named in section two Of this act or that
nave oeen exposed to such diseases, especially
tne ulseaSe known as tuberculosis, knowing such
cattle to be affected. or to have been so exposed
nor shall any person or persons, company or cor
poratlon, deliver for such transportation to any
railroad company, or to the master or owner Of
nyyessel, any cattle, knowing them to be af-
fected with or to have been exposed to any Of the
Saiu diseases; nor shall any person or persons,
company or corporation, drive on foot or trans
port in private conveyance, from one State to
another part of the State, any cattle.
been exposed to any of said diseases. ANY person
or persons violating the provisions of this section
snail pc deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be punished by fine
not exceeding the sum OF two hundred dollars, or
Dy Imprisonment not exceeding six months, or
by both fine and Imprisonment
Whenever the commissioners shall inspect and
condemn an animal as diseased they will cause
the appraisal OF the animal or animals affected
win, or that have been exposed TO said diseases,
and the same shall be destroyed and paid for az
provided in Sec. 10, out of moneys appropriated
py TINS act uponrequisitlon made by the commits
si0ners, and disbuTsed by the Secretary unon
majority of their board. Whenever the commits
soners shall decide animals 10 be diseased, or 10
have been exposed to contagion, and the owner
refuses to accept the sum authorized to be paid
under the appraisement provided for in this act.
theeommlssioners will declare and maintain a
rigid quarantine of such animals at the expense
of the owner, and also of the premises or places
where such cattle may be found. All notices Of
dlsease among animals provided for in this act.
shall be made directly to the Veterinary Inspec1
Tor OF this board, who will by himself or some
other member Of the board, give the same their
immediate attention.
The Cattle Quarantine against the States of
Massachusetts and New York. ordered by the
old board, is hereby continued until further notice.
Massachusetts has now nine localities (and per-
haps more) infected with contagious Pleuro-Pneu-
mona, by cattle brought there from New York
and the stock interests of that State are in great
jeopardy. The great dlficnty which attends the
stamping ont of the infection Of contagious Pleuro
pneumonia. makes it the duty of all TO use every
endeayor to prevent its gaining foothold in this
State; but permit to bring cattle into this State
may be obtained by furnishing to this board full
and satisfactory evidence of non-infectioD. All
other cattle brought into this State without such
a permit Will be quarantined, as above directed
until TINS order Is cancelled, and any violation OF
thls order coming to our knowledge win be prose-
cuted TO the full extent OF the law
II. o. BEALS, Bangor, President
w. w. HARRIS, Deering, Secretary and Treas
urer.
GEO. II, Bailey, Portland, Veterinary Inspector.
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